Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 15

Searching the most recent Mini crossword answer? Click here for today’s mini crossword clues, as well as our daily answers and hints for the New York Times Wordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles.

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The New York Times Mini crossword It was fun today. It’s one of those gapless grids that I love, because if you get all the Across answers, you don’t even need to try the Down answers: they’re all completed. But if you’re stuck, we have the answers. And if you need some tips and guidance for daily solving, check out our mini crossword tips.

Mini Crossword is just one of the many games in the Times game collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT Puzzle Tips page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times mini crossword puzzle

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini through clues and answers.

1A clue: Halloween costume with sheet
Answer: GHOST

6 A Clue: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Role in a ’90s Romantic Tragedy
Answer: ROMEO

7A clue: frustration, as a disaster
Answer: AVOID

8A clue: “Shifting gears here…” or “On a similar note…”
Answer: FOLLOW

9 Hint: British baby strollers
Answer: STROLLER

Mini clues and answers

Track 1D: Envelop the mind
Answer: GRAB

2D Track: Float like a hummingbird
Answer: PASS

3D Clue: Swiss luxury watch that shares its name with a Greek letter
Answer: OMEGA

Clue 4D: Truth ___
Answer: WHEY

Clue 5D: Slang “Sure!”
Answer: TOTES

How to play more Mini Crosswords

He New York Times Gaming Section It offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for everyone to play. You can play the current day Mini Crossword for free, but you will need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.